Basking in the Beauty of Wengen, Switzerland

The Eiger provides quite the backdrop for Travis and his U.S. Ski Team cohorts.
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A tram car rises out of the town of Wengen with the Downhill track in the distance.
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The Lauterbrunnen Valley could be considered the Yosemite of the Alps.
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The view from the highest train station in Europe looks down at the start of the Downhill course, the town of Wengen on the ridge and the town of Interlaken over 10,000 vertical feet below.
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The "Silverhorn" is just one of the amazing mountains surrounding Wengen.
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Cars aren't allowed in Wengen. So, Travis and company loaded the train in Lauterbrunnen for the ride up to Wengen.
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